Weekend with boyfriend
samiann96
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So I'm going to see my boyfriend this weekend, and usually when I go to visit I don't want to be fussy so I just eat whatever his family eats. Typically, they usually eat quick foods like pizza, jimmy johns, etc. any tips as to how I can still stay within my calorie goals? I've been trying to stay under this week so when I do go out with him and his family the results aren't as bad.
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Eat amounts proportionate to your calories goals.4
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Eat however much fits in your calorie goal0
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Try to look up calorie info for the places you'll be going in advance, if possible. Pick out one or two items at each of the restaurants they frequent that can be your go-to order. Consider prelogging this choice for the day so you'll be able to plan around it. You can work some of your own foods in as well by packing healthy snacks (a bag of baby carrots, some string cheese, yogurt - easy to grab and doesn't look crazy when you show up with a couple items to keep in their fridge). You could also offer to prepare a meal or a side dish to accompany the meal if you'll be eating at their home. Make something healthy and fill most of your plate with that, and smaller portions of the calorie-dense food they are eating.3
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Don't eat the bread...... Push for vegetables at every turn. You don't want to hate yourself on Monday. If they know you are watching your weight,.. and Mr. Boyfriend knows, it won't kill him to buy some cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, and make THE BIG SALAD....... Don't eat pizza...... it's greasy, high carbs , sodium filled... BE kind to yourself..... and this can all be done with a smile....1
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have fun with your boyfriend and don't worry about calories..it is only two days...2
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Take your own food. I take my own food everywhere. I've eaten my own food at restaurants before (I try to avoid going to restaurants unless it's one my diet approves of).0
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It's only two days. Just eat less. 1 piece of pizza, 1/2 Jimmy Johns. No mayo (use mustard instead). No cheese.0
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i wouldn't worry about the calories....you can always burn those calories again in the kitchen, bathroom, attic, garden, bedroom, tree house... if you know what i mean *winkwink*1
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TavistockToad wrote: »Eat however much fits in your calorie goalhave fun with your boyfriend and don't worry about calories..it is only two days...
Basically those two things.
Eat food your enjoy in reasonable portions.1 -
go all in2
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This can be a bit of a tricky situation. Have you tried having a conversation with your boyfriend about your goals and how eating with him can be a challenge? I ask because I had similar problems when I started seeing my boyfriend and eventually I broke down and sent him an email talking about my goals and how it was difficult eating with him and his family. He was really understanding and stood by me.
Actions we have taken since:
1. Often we will pick up the groceries and cook supper for everyone.
2. Sometimes my BF and I will eat separately (earlier or later) than the rest of the family.
3. Sometimes (especially for special occasions) we will still eat with the entire family, we will just eat less of the convenience food and make a salad or something to add to the offerings.
These things have helped my boyfriend and I both lose weight and his family eat a bit healthier.2 -
a) know in advance that's coming up and "earn" extra calories on the weekend by going under a bit each day for a week or if it's too late for that
b) going to Jimmy John's - get the "unwich" (sandwich on lettuce)! Getting pizza (my personal arch enemy)? Request that a salad be ordered with the pizza (even just a small one for you if everyone else is going to poo-poo that idea) and eat the salad first. Even better, stock your stomach with plenty of water well before the pizza arrives to increase the chances you'll feel fuller before you eat too much pizza! Good luck!2 -
jimmy johns slim 4 (turkey)0
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punkrockgoth wrote: »This can be a bit of a tricky situation. Have you tried having a conversation with your boyfriend about your goals and how eating with him can be a challenge? I ask because I had similar problems when I started seeing my boyfriend and eventually I broke down and sent him an email talking about my goals and how it was difficult eating with him and his family. He was really understanding and stood by me.
Actions we have taken since:
1. Often we will pick up the groceries and cook supper for everyone.
2. Sometimes my BF and I will eat separately (earlier or later) than the rest of the family.
3. Sometimes (especially for special occasions) we will still eat with the entire family, we will just eat less of the convenience food and make a salad or something to add to the offerings.
These things have helped my boyfriend and I both lose weight and his family eat a bit healthier.
umm it is only two days....0 -
Get the JJ lettace wraps, only have 1 or two slices of pizza.
If i were you I would just have smaller portions for most meals and then if one or 2 meals you eat more it wont be a big deal.0 -
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Is your boyfriend aware that you're trying to lose weight? If so could you come up with a compromise where one night you eat their food and one night the two of you eat something else?
Yes it is only two days and you can probably scooch calories around a bit for two days, but long term you're going to need a better way of handling being at other people's homes and eating out.1 -
If you're really concerned about going over for a couple days, you can also save up extra calories by creating a bigger deficit in the days leading up to the trip. Probably too late now but keep in mind for next time.0
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Check the restaurant's nutrion information page of its website. Pick something that fits your goals.0
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jessiefrancine wrote: »Try to look up calorie info for the places you'll be going in advance, if possible. Pick out one or two items at each of the restaurants they frequent that can be your go-to order. Consider prelogging this choice for the day so you'll be able to plan around it.
This is what I would do!0 -
I always banked calories so I could enjoy some serious food with my boyfriend (ex) on the weekend. Still, I'd often have to make a few wise choices, even in maintenance, to keep things in check0
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As many have said if you order an unwich from jimmy John takes off hundreds of calories from the normal sandwich. Great trick if they order that. The pizza... Is a different story. Trying to get a salad can be a good idea, but if you are worried about calories, I'd look it up online first. Salads from some restaurants can be upwards of 1000 calories. In this case, 2 slices of pizza might be less.0
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Portion control is your friend!0
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